Fall Premier Auction 2015
Wed, Nov 18, 2015 09:00PM EST - Sun, Dec 6, 2015 12:00PM EST
Timed Auction
Lot 958
GOAT: A TRIBUTE TO MUHAMMAD ALI BY BENEDIKT TASCHEN - "COLLECTOR'S EDITION" (#06953) LARGE FORMAT BOOK AUTOGRAPHED BY ALI AND ARTIST JEFF KOONS
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$1,597.20
Sold Price includes BP
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This "Collector's Edition" of GOAT (Greatest of All Time) chronicles the life and achievements of Muhammad Ali and is autographed by its widely acclaimed subject. Measuring 22 x 22 the sizable volume contains (792) pages of photos and text spanning six decades of Ali's remarkable life. Produced in 2001 by Taschen the keepsake weighs in at over 70 lbs. and is signed on a glassine page by both Ali and artist Jeff Koons. These signatures have been boldly executed in black marker and the signed page also bears the edition number (6953/10000). The book itself is in Near Mint condition. The silk covered presentation box shows some moderate soiling and handling wear.
Additional information about GOAT: Limited to 10000 individually numbered copies each one personally signed by Muhammad Ali and Jeff Koons. Over 3000 images - photographs art and memorabilia much of it published for the first time - from over 150 photographers and artists. Original essays and the best interviews and writings on the Champ of the last five decades from hundreds of writers totaling nearly 600000 words. Its 792 pages include two gatefold sequences measuring 200 cm x 50 cm (80" x 20") and nine gold-metallic double-page spreads printed in silkscreen opening each chapter. Measuring 50 cm x 50 cm (20" x 20") GOAT tips the scales at 34 kgs (75 lbs). Its silk-covered presentation box is illustrated with Neil Leifer's iconic 1966 photo "Ali vs Williams." Bound by the official bindery for the Vatican in pink leather the color of Ali's first Cadillac. The bindery specializing in the most elaborate and oversized editions of the Koran and the Bible enforces the strictest standards of quality control and only several hundred copies can be assembled per week.
Utilizing state-of-the-art digital technology no expense has been spared to restore the original photographic materials to the highest possible standards. The results of this effort create unparalleled intensity and range in the colors and exquisite tone and density within the duotone images. Pre-certified by PSA/DNA.
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